Shade-bracket.



W. H. DRAKE.

SHADE BRACKET.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 12, 1913.

79 41 V Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

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SHADE-BRACKET.

Specification of Letters'Patent.

Application filedMay 12, 1913.

Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

Serial No. 767,128.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. DRAKE, a citizen of the United States,'residing at C0- lumbia, in the county of Richland and State of South Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shade- Brackets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention comprehends improvements in shade brackets, and relates more particularly to those which are so constructed as to permit of their ready attachment to a window casing, irrespective of the width thereof.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a shade bracket which shall be extremely simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, and which may be adjusted so as to accommodate itself to supports of different width, and which carries a slidably mounted bracket plate Which supports one end of the shade roller.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a shade bracket which may be easily and quickly secured in position without the use of nails, screws, or other fastening means, which will not mar in any way the window casing, and which will permit of the roller being adjusted longitudi nally.

With these and other objects in view, as. will become more apparent as the descr-iption proceeds, the invention consists of cer- I tain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved shade bracket showing in dotted lines one end of a shade roller; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the bracket; Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on the plane of line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is a similar view taken on the plane of line 44 of Fig. 1.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention I provide a shade bracket having a base formed of the telescoping plates generally designated 5 and 6. The former of these plates might be termed a channel plate, having the parallel side walls 7, upon the outer edges of which are formed the laterally projecting flanges 8. The outer end of the plate is extended angularly to form the clamping portion 9, having teeth 10. The flanges 8 are enlarged at the other or inner end of the plate to provide the ears 11 and 12, the purpose of which will be hereinafter explained. The plate 6 slides or telescopes within the plate 5 between the side walls 7 thereof, and is formed with the inwardly diverging flanges 13 which engage the plate 5 and space themain portion of the plate '6 therefrom, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The plate 6 is equal in length to the plate 5 and is formed upon its outer end with a clamping portion 14, having the teeth 15. The clamping portions 9 and 14 are for a purpose of engagement with the vertical edges of a window casing to support the shade bracket in its proper position.

To prevent the clamping portions 9 and 14 from spreading after having been engaged with a window casing, and thus releasing the shade bracket, I provide a spring latch 16. This latch is formed preferably of a single length of spring wire secured at one end to the ear 14 by means of any suitable fastening member, such as the headed pin 17 The free end of the wire is looped, as indicated by the numeral 18, to provide a handle, whereby the latch may be easily engaged with or disengaged from the hook 1'9 stamped from the ear 12. This hook ex- I These openings extend transversely of the plate and form a longitudinal series, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

A strap 22 extends across the forward side of the plate 6 and has its extremities bent into engagement with the rear sides of the flanges 8, so that it is free to slide thereon. This strap holds the plate 6 within the channel plate 5 and carries the bracket plate 23, which is formed with an opening 24 to receive one end of a shade roller. The strap is locked against movement relative to the base of the shade bracket by means of the spring tongue 25, which is adapted to project into the openings 21 and engage the walls thereof. When it is desired to adjust the strap, the tongue may be sprung forwardly from engagement with the plate 6, after which the strap may be easily moved.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings it will be seen that I have provided a shade bracket having an adjustable base which may be varied in length for the purpose of attachment to supporting members of different widths, and which may be'locked so as toprevent a spreading of the clamping sections. The strap not only serves to hold the base plates in proper contact with one 1. A shade bracket including a base formed of a pair of telescoping plates, one

of said plates forming a channel in which the other plate is received, means carried by the outer ends of said plates whereby the base may be secured to a support, a strap slidable along the first mentioned plate and holding the second mentioned plate within the channel formed thereby, the second mentioned plate being formed with a longitudinal series of transverse slots, a spring latchpivoted at one end to one side of the first mentioned plate a hook formed upon the other side of the last mentioned plate for engagement with the free end of said latch,

and a tongue carried by the latch for reception within the transverse slots, whereby the base is prevented from increasing in length.

2. A shade bracket comprising a base formed of a pair of telescoping plates, means carried by the outer ends of said plates for engagement with a support, a slidable member carried by one of the )lates and extending across the other of the p ates, the last mentioned plate being formed with a plurality of transverse openings, a spring tongue carried by the sliding member for reception within said openings, a bracket plate formed upon the strap, and means for preventing the clamping members from moving away from each other.

3. A shade bracket comprising a channel plate having one end extended rearwardly to form a clamping portion, laterally projecting flanges formed upon the walls of the channel plate, a second plate slidable within the channel plate, said second mentioned plate being formed with diverging flanges which space the main portion of the plate from the channel plate and have one end extended rearwardly to form a clamping portion, a strap slidably connected to the flanges of the channel plate and extending across the second mentioned plate, said second mentioned plate being provided with a plurality of transverse openings, a latch pivotally connected to one flange of the channel plate and removably connected to the other flange thereof, and a tongue carried by said latch for reception within the transverse openings, whereby the two plates are prevented from spreading.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. DRAKE.

Witnesses A. F. HARRISON, O. E. BLYTHE.

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Washington, D. G. 

